That quote sounds deep, but it reduces almost exactly to: "Almost everything is ...

lurker17 on June 14, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: It's official: developers get better with age. And...

That quote sounds deep, but it reduces almost exactly to:

"Almost everything is possible."

More precisely: "If a distinguished but elderly scientist passes judgement on in idea, it is probably possible. Only ideas whose possibility are not judged might be impossible."

william42 on June 14, 2011 [–]

If I recall correctly, Clarke's Law originally applied to fiction.

There it makes perfect sense.